10 Celebrities Who Had The Perfect Response To Body Shamers

Working in industries that see their bodies scrutinised on a daily basis, these celebrities have come back at their haters with the perfect responses. Twitter Trolls take note.
- by
marie claire

20 Apr
2016

Kesha

Following a difficult few months after a legal battle against producer Dr. Luke and Sony, Kesha took to Instagram to share a shot herself in a bikini, with the caption: "Not a slave to perfection right now. f--k it. ***body shamers please f--k off"

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Barbara Palvin

After Barbara Palvin was revealed as one ofSports Illustrated's2016 rookies of the year, critics described her as "fat". Her response? "The reason [SI] chose me is because they like my body type..."

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Ashley Benson

Pretty Little Liarsstar Ashley Benson revealed that she was once told she was "too fat" for a role. Ashley, who is US size 2 (Aus 8), says she has learned to shake off negative comments. "I cried for 30 minutes, but then you have to let it roll off your shoulders."

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Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez recently told The Cruz Show that "I dealt with a lot of body shaming this year and I've never experienced that before."

But, she said, "I'm not going to let them get to me. I can do what I want."

Robyn Lawley

Australian model Robyn Lawley was outraged after seeing her own image posted on a site dedicated to "thigh-gaps". "The truth is I couldn't care less about needing a supposed 'thigh gap'. Why would I want to starve and weaken my natural body size?"

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Amy Schumer

Amy Schumer had the perfect response to critics who described her as "chubby". "From the bottom of my heart — I could not care less," she said. "I am a [US] size 6 and have no plans of changing. This is it. Stay on or get off. Kisses!"

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Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling shut down the body shamers in 2014. "[Body shamers are] like, 'It's so refreshing that Mindy feels comfortable to let herself go and be a fat sea monster.' By the way, I like run and work out. It takes a lot of effort to look like a normal/chubby woman."

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Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence was told early in her career that in order to be successful, she needed to lose weight. Her response? "What are you going to do? Be hungry every single day to make other people happy? That's just dumb."

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Kelly Clarkson

Recently accused of having eaten "all of her backup singers" by a UK tv personality, Clarkson said: "It's like, you are who you are. Sometimes I'm more fit and I get into kick-boxing hardcore. And sometimes I don't and I'd rather have a glass of wine."